All right...what about it? There is no question there. how old is it
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There is no need to start a double barrel. A double barrel shotgun needs to be loaded like you would a single barrel shotgun only using two bullets. You then cock the gun, aim, and fire.
It is when you fire the rifle or shotgun, but the projectile fails to leave the barrel of the firearm.
Seldom go beyond or reach 100
16 ga lapagage a liege double barrel with hammers ser. number 739
There is a selector switch for the barrel you want. Not both barrels at the same time
There is no "break in" shotgun. A "break open" shotgun is a single barrel, double barrel, or combination rifle/shotgun which breaks open in the sense that a lever will unlock the action, allowing the barrel to pivot at a hinge at the front of the receiver, pivoting the rear of the barrel up to expose the chamber. A shells may be loaded into the chamber and the barrel pivoted back to close the action. The act to "break in" a shotgun means to fire it a few times to loosen it up.
I have a similar question, but for a 12 gauge with a serial number of 135380. My question is for a shotgun belonging to my gg granfather, who was a merchant. I would guess the gun's age between 1880 and 1910. The Hartford Arms Company may be the Hartford Fire Arms co. as the 'Arms' version sold to Simmons, a supplier of merchants. This suggests many guns were produced for general commerce, not the fine arms trade. Obviously, the Simmons information may have came from a source you already have. None of this helps with the value question we both have, but may be of interest to you.
Hang it on a wall. Not worth more that 100 USD and not safe to fire with modern loads.
Made around the turn of/early part of the century.
When the short & wad do not exit the barrel when fired, you have a squib fire, on any gun.
Janssen Fils & Co if it has Belgian proofmarks or Crescent Fire Arms Co if it does not.